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Etc/GMT+12 is GMT-12

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Re: Etc/GMT+12 is GMT-12

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I have no idea why this is the case, and would love some insight if anyone has it.

Rails has this behaviour (which is where I spotted it) but it seems very counter-intuitive

> ActiveSupport::TimeZone['Etc/GMT+12'].now

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 13:07:24.082417000 -12 -12:00